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Chinese ambassador in his Amherst home finds every hour filled
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Chinese -- United States -- History -- 19th century
United States -- Relations -- China
Amherst (Mass.)
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Newspaper article glued to a scrapbook page. The article describes the history of the relationship of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng to the town and the people of Amherst. Cheng came to the United States about 1875 (at the age of 12) as part of the Chinese government's education mission. He became the pupil of Miss Julia Harrington of Amherst and caught the attention of Henry Hill Goodell and Henry D. Fearing who became staunch supporters of the boy. Cheng later became Chinese ambassador to the United States.
This article was written in 1905 when Cheng was a summer resident in Amherst, staying in the house of Henry Hill Goodell on Sunset Avenue.
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Springfield Union, August 26, 1905
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Is part of the Charles S. Walker scrapbook collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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English
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File: Walker, Charles S.--Scrapbook, volume 2
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Newspapers
1900s
Amherst College
Peoples of Amherst
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards).
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Pelham Hills from Stearns Chapel at Amherst College
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Landscape
Amherst (Mass.)
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Long view across open land east to the Pelham Hills from the hill on which Stearns Chapel stood.
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1915
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English
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SPC17
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Cards
1910s
Amherst College
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards).
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Amherst College Dining Commons
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Cafeterias
Amherst (Mass.)
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Purchased by Amherst College in 1892, the Boltwood House was remodeled as a student dining hall and renamed Hitchcock Hall. It was razed in 1916 for the construction of Converse Memorial Library, now Converse Hall.
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1900
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Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.
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English
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SPC378
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Cards
1900s
Amherst College
Architecture
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards).
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Amherst College meadow
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Meadows
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Amherst (Mass.)
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Meadow being prepared for planting using oxen-drawn cultivator.
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1917
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English
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SPC1
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Cards
1910s
Agriculture
Amherst College
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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An account of the resource
Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards).
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Aerial display over Pratt Field at Amherst College
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Display of flying vehicles over Pratt Field during a baseball game, which includes zeppelins, hot air balloons, and early airplanes. The caption on the photograph reads, "High times on Pratt Field. Cheer for old Amherst."
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1917
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Amherst (Mass.)
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Cards
1910s
Amherst College
Sports
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Amherst College Tuesday eve Feb 1843
Dear sister Lucy,
Here I am (8 o’clock) with my table before
the fire, seated in an armchair, an “old arm chair†that has
been in college long enough to tell a great many college stories
if it had the gift of speech. And suppose I should just
describe to you the table I am writing upon – well then it is a
common pine table oblong in shape three feet one way & two feet
(wanting three inches) the other. on the side of the table from
the fire is the first vol. of Scott’s Commentary – at one end of that
is a copy of the Village Hymns & at the other end another small
book (Beauties of Jude Story). Before the Bible is a tumbler
containing shot, buttons, pencils, pens, scissors, knife, letter folder
sealing wax, & court--? plaster; also (on each side of the tumbler) a
sand box & a sort of wooden cup containing seals, wafers, wax &
four cents; also (before the tumbler) my inkstand & pen wiper.
before the whole my lamps & pen wiper – at one end (east)
of the table I am sitting with my paper upon the portfolio
made by your hands. side of the portfolio is the little book with
with the pasteboard cover, which (by the way) is now pretty
much filled. So now, I think you must have a pretty deffinite
idea of my table. I am alone, & tis very still, only the fire is
singing a curious song – the fire – not a great fire in a great
big place like the one you are sitting before, but a little fire
(two sticks & a brand) in a little fire frame two feet & two inches
high – fire enough to keep warm such a night as this; & it
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is really quite a comfortable looking place. I don’t believe
there is another room in college that would look so pleasant
at least to me, as this. Just now B Sanford who sent his
love to you is here though I don’t stop writing & would
like quite as well to see you & by the way if you should
soon I could treat you for I just bought 2 cts worth of
molasses candy of a great negro. but you are getting tired
with this. Let me tell you that I belong to a singing school.
We got a first rate teacher, whom we pay a dollar a peice, a first
rate class & c. We meet twice a week (an hour each time) for the
rest of this term & a part of next. I’m going to see if I can’t make
out that mother was mistaken when she said I couldn’t
make a singer. I sing sometimes down to Mrs. Cooley’s & I think
I improve a little, but very slowly. And yet I think I can sing
a great deal better than I could a year ago; or rather perhaps
I don’t sing so bad now as I did then.
Were any of the Millerites in your neighborhood expecting
the world would beging to burn the 15th of this month. About not
quite (perhaps) all of those about Amherst did. there are a
very few if any Millerites in Amherst, but in a number of
the neighboring there are a great many (or at least have been until
the 15th I don’t know how it is now); In some places it has
absorbed all thought & business. In some places expecting
to be caught up into the air on the 15, they had made their
white robes! actually & litteraly made their white robes ready
for ascention & the day before the great day many of them went
from their own towns to a town not far from here that they
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might be together. In Shrewsbury (one of our scholars, who
has been teaching there, says) they watched the grave yards.
One man from Hadley who had a number of children in Amherst
went through here to collect them. what they say or think
now I don’t know. The learned blacksmith from
Worcester, whom you have often heard of as having acquired
something like fifty different languages & that too cheifly while
engaged at his trade, lectured here last week & was very
interesting (his knowledge of history is really surprising –
He is a smar[t loo]king man & his hands don’t look as if they’ve
handled the iron much lately, indeed he has not. he has been
engaged lately in literary labors lately, translating
from the German & other languages for the papers, delivering
lectures before lyceums & c. I should think from
your letter you must have fine times at home reading & c. Indeed
I really think you are about the happiest folks in the world.
I have written two compositions this term. One of them called
the “Signs of the times†& the other was on “Personal Influenceâ€
which last Stockbridge says is about as good as he has heard
from me although he allows that isn’t saying much-
I suppose you know that tomorrow, when you will get
this letter, is fast day. We shall have none but religious
exercises & I hope it will be an interesting day. Indeed it
ought to be when we know so many are praying for us.
We shall have a prayer meeting in the forenoon which no one
will be obliged to attend, in the afternoon an exercise (preaching)
which all will be required to attend as on the Sabbath.
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I expect you have made a mistake in the length of this term. it is
fifteen weeks I think as you will see by looking on the catalogue
so that the term is about eight weeks longer. I want to know
whether or not my History of England is at home. and also to
know where my French Dictionary is is. Aunt Lucy did have
it. We study French here next term. I suppose you
have first rate sleighing as it is here. and to day or this morning
is a most beautiful one. I must send love enought to last
three weeks I hope Mothers eyes have become good enough to
read this. So good bye sweet sister & good by all.
Brother Abel
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Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
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Brothers and sisters
Amherst College -- Students
Amherst (Mass.)
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Chatty letter describing the setting in the dorm room, the "Millerites" (Adventists) in Amherst, textbooks being used, etc.
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Packard, Abel Kingman, 1823-1891
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Jones Library Special Collections
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1843-02
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Correspondence
1840s
Amherst College
Education
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Amherst College, July 4th 1843
Dear Lucy,
I suppose that it is as still and quiet as ever where you
are today & now (ten minutes to twelve) a.m. you are making your preparations for dinner, without out cannons or crackers, orators or noisy boys to tell you
that your “father fought for liberty.†Our usual exercises are suspended today except morning & evening prayers. If you received the paper I sent to you or rather which Stockbridge sent to you, you understand the exercises we have had in the chapel this forenoon. I will only say that we have a very interesting celebration indeed so far, i.e. the eulogy was a brilliant & deeply interesting performance. It is here (and I suppose at N.B.) a cool & pleasant day & we had a very good congregation. P.M. 15 ms. to six. – I have just got home from another celebration. I’ve been down to East street to hear an oration from N. Linnel Esq. who was a student in college last year a member of the present senior class & left to study law. A procession was formed & marched about the streets a little escorted by the Belchertown brass band. The procession was composed of marshals & committee, one revolutionary soldier (Amherst sent 60 soldiers out of her 800 population to the revolutionary army, eight of whom still survive) two rev. clergy & their wives, orator of the day, reader of the Declaration of independence, representatives of the old thirteen states (consisting of thirteen young
ladies, bare headed, dressed in white, with crowns & girdles of flowers) & citizens generally making up the rear. The band was large & the music good; the marshals, with their badges & blue ribbands, rode upon prancing steeds, the ladies marched with a military step, the little children (whom I forgot to mention as forming a part of the procession) were in fine spirits, the national flag fluttered in the procession & a plain white standard declared the motto “Union founded on Love of Liberty,†while on the ????? far above the whole the nation’s banner proudly waved her stars &
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stripes. So in the whole they made quite a display. Wed. morn. I given you an account of the performances, in part, of yesterday. But the most interesting part came off last evening. A Pickwick meeting & initiation. You remember I told you, I don’t know as you heard me, but father did of one who was exceedingly disappointed at not getting into it, & afterwards joined another society. Well he has since improved, wrote a first rate colloquy & disposition for exhibition & was elected to the Pickwick & had a grand initiation though not more so than I have seen before. There were about twenty there. I was quite amused last night to hear that some of the young ladies in the village (& their sympathy is wholly on the side of the Alpha Delta Phi) have had consultations together, as to the members of our class who will probably be remembered next year & they singled out [the very ones?] – But I suppose you will want to know
something about exhibition & c. You recd a schedule I suppose. I hadn’t been very well for two or three days before exhibition & that morning I woke up at the
ringing of prayer bell quite sick at my stomach & my bowels out of order. I didn’t go in to prayers or recitation but went down to breakfast & drank a bowl of sage tea; came back to my room, laid a-bed & slept a considerable part of the forenoon. Went down to dinner & drank another bowl of sage tea & thought I must try to spunk up a little before 3 o’clock, but twas really hard work to dress me. I didn’t hurry for I was over an hour about it. I bathed myself all over & felt
tolerably bright. They say that I looked very pale when I first came upon the stage but that any paleness gradually wore off as I advanced in my piece. I got through without any blunder & I never spoke as well before. I was not frightened at all. I
think & felt quite at home. We had a very good audience, good music (singing by a quartette glee club) & in fine the exhibition passed off very well indeed. I only wish you could have been here. I keep wishing so very often. I see students very often with a sister or a mother (much more often the former) or some friend from home & it always make me wish I had such a one here for a little while. I thought
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of it a great many times yesterday. And now I am reminded again that yesterday was a great day for the Pickwicks : both of the orators were Pickwicks. There was a lawyer here yesterday from Michigan who belonged to that society & wore the badge. I think, as you see, a great deal about this society, and I do believe that there is no association that has better articles or that tends to have a better influence upon its own members at least than this, except the church. I’m afraid I love it too much. We had our election of officers in the Athenian Society, the evening of the
day I sent you my last letter. I told father last vacation that Stockbridge would undoubtedly be chosen unanimously first secretary. I presume that about or
quite every one thought so then. Two or three days before elections one of my classmates asked me who would be chosen secretary. I told him, “Stockbridge of course.†And then he told me that I was a candidate against him & one of the Juniors had been talking
with him who told him that about every man in his class would vote for me. I heard no more about it until the afternoon before the evening of election when Stockbridge came & told me that there was a great excitement about college on my account. And when I inquired with great concern, to know what I had been doing or what the matter was, he told me that there was a great electioneering excitement & that I should probably be run in for secretary. I had before supposed that it was all blown over but before suppertime others knew it to be decided, although I did not. But although I was elected, I and my best friends voted for Stockbridge. I mean by my best friends Pickwicks who were not influenced by envy or anything ??? Indeed those who voted for me acknowledge readily enough that Stockbridge deser[ved?] it plainly enough, but they “didn’t like him,†he had put himself forward too much, “thought too largely of himself†& c. I suppose if I should write to other folks such things as I write home I should be accused of vanity but when I write home I want to tell
all the good things about myself that I can. But enough of this. I feel in a hurry to get home again & the term has got so near through that it will soon be done & I shall be at home if God suffers me. About going to Fallriver, if I went I wasn’t intending to go until after I got home. Fallriver is seventeen miles from Taunton. I don’t
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know how far it is there; or exactly how much it would cost from there to Fallriver. I supposed I might walk perhaps part way, but I can tell better about going after I get home perhaps. I wish next time you write you would tell me how far it is to Taunton. I went to Sunderland a week ago last Saturday & staid till
Monday morn. Had a very pleasant time indeed. Mrs. Carey is a very pretty woman I think; didn’t hear Mr. Carey preach. I thing I learned a great many things
about ministers & their life & way of doing things; there were three ministers there besides Mr. Carey, not all the time however. I went up to a famous cave there, an opening underground, running beneath rocks for ten or twelve rods. I got a guide to go through with me who carried a candle. But I can’t tell you anything more at present. Your letter came safely to hand as I hope another may soon. And now with lots of love to you all I subscribe your affectionate brother’s name.
Abel
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Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
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Fourth of July celebrations; Brothers and sisters
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
A letter from Amherst College student Abel Packard, to sister Lucy, about Fourth of July activities around Amherst, and other details about life as a student at the college.
Creator
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Packard, Abel Kingman, 1823-1891
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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1843-07-04
Rights
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application/pdf
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English
Identifier
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Folder: Packard, Abel Kingman--Correspondence
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Correspondence
1840s
Amherst College
Education
Holidays and festivals
Social life
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John and Anthony Martin Photograph Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John Martin moved to Amherst in 1967 and began teaching at the University of Massachusetts. He is an environmental designer, professionally registered in architecture and landscape architecture. His interests extend to photography, art, and environmental history, all of which he taught at the University. He has been associated with various organizations in Amherst including the Historic Commission, the Planning Board, and the Emily Dickinson Museum.
Anthony Martin (John's son, born in 1969) is a photographer and a teacher. He took up photography as a teenager after having watched his father take architectural photos of buildings and gardens. While his father often focused on the larger context of people interacting in social spaces, Anthony preferred to explore formal aspects of shape, pattern, and contrasts of light and dark.
This collection consists of over 200 photographs, taken in the 1980s, of buildings, architectural details, landscapes, and community events in Amherst. Most of the photos taken by Anthony were taken at a time when he was enrolled in photography courses at Amherst Regional High School. The images reflect his attempt to reconcile conventional ways of seeing with those of the avant-garde and surreal. The images captured by John reflect his interest in documenting landscape, architectural design, and community events. Many of the photographs were used in an exhibit related to the culture of Amherst which was sponsored by the Historic Commission in the 1980’s.
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Photograph
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8 x 10 in.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Memorial Hill
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic buildings
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Looking up Memorial Hill from the sidewalk on the left with Seeleye G. Mudd building and Merrill Science Center visible on rim of slope at right.
Creator
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Martin, John H.
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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1984
Rights
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Rights held by John H. Martin
Relation
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Is part of the John H. and Anthony Martin Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
Format
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image/jpg
Language
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English
Identifier
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MAR0041
Type
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Photographs
1980s
Amherst College
Architecture
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
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good
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Title
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Park and college in Amherst, Massachusetts
Subject
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Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Looking south across the fenced Town Common toward Amherst College.
Creator
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1865
Rights
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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image/jpeg
Language
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English
Identifier
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LOV1048
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Photographs
1860s
Amherst College
Town Common
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
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poor
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Title
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Park and college in Amherst, Massachusetts
Subject
The topic of the resource
Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Looking south across the fenced Town Common toward Amherst College. Written on verso: "Common enclosed with fence 1860 -- see Hampshire Franklin Express 6/15/1860 p.2."
Creator
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1865
Rights
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This digital file may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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image/jpeg
Language
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English
Identifier
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LOV1047
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Photographs
1860s
Amherst College
Town Common
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
Still Image
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Photograph
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poor
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Title
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Aerial view of Amherst College campus
Subject
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Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing East College and Barrett Gymnasium.
Creator
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1880
Rights
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This digital file may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
Relation
A related resource
Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
Format
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image/jpeg
Language
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English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
LOV1040
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Photographs
1880s
Amherst College
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
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Title
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Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking west
Subject
The topic of the resource
Stereographs
Dwellings -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing the observatory and a view of South Pleasant Street and Northampton Road area. The Morse house is on the left.
Creator
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1885
Rights
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A related resource
Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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image/jpeg
Language
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English
Identifier
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LOV1039
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Photographs
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Provenance
Cutter
1880s
Amherst College
Changing Physical Landscape
Houses
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
Still Image
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Photograph
Condition
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Title
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Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking west
Subject
The topic of the resource
Stereographs
Dwellings -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing houses along South Pleasant Street and beyond.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Jones Library Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1885
Rights
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A related resource
Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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English
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LOV1038
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Photographs
1880s
Amherst College
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Houses
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
Still Image
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Photograph
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking southwest
Subject
The topic of the resource
Dwellings -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing houses along South Pleasant Street and beyond.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Jones Library Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1885
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This digital file may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
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A related resource
Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
Language
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English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
LOV1037
Type
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Photographs
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Provenance
G.C.
1880s
Amherst College
Houses
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A name given to the resource
John L. Lovell Collection
Description
An account of the resource
John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
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Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking south
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Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
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Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing houses and barns along South Pleasant Street and beyond.
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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Circa 1885
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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image/jpeg
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English
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LOV1035
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Photographs
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Provenance
Cutter
1880s
Amherst College
Barns
Houses